Shocking! The master of metaphysics is actually the ancestor of ghosts and monsters!

"Hmm? But what important matter are you talking about, boss?"

Nangong Qian cupped her cheeks, looking like she wanted to hear something important.

"Want to hear?"

"Uh-huh."

The three of them nodded obediently, like obedient students, even Yu Manwen, a girl with social anxiety, looked on with gossip in her eyes.

"Are you sure you're not leaving?" Jing Li smiled faintly and blinked. "My big matter might not be a good thing for you."

She didn't answer directly, but gave a hint indirectly.

For them, going down the mountain as soon as possible was the right choice. She planned to eat and drink her fill, stabilize her soul, and then go to retrieve that thing tomorrow.

Anyway, it's in the side room, so it won't run away.

Upon hearing this, the three seemed to realize something.

Their expressions turned strange. If the big boss said that, then it must be something very important.

None of them dared to ask any more questions, and they all ate their food.

After dinner, the group decided to rest for the night and leave at dawn the next morning. After all, no one could guarantee what might happen in Hehuan Village at night, especially if Jingli didn't leave.

When it came time to assign rooms for rest, Jing Li was about to head to the side room with her hands behind her back when Nangong Qian, having somehow found a blanket, followed her eagerly, wanting to go in too.

"...What are you doing?"

Jing Li retracted her foot, which she had just lifted, and looked at Nangong Qian, taken aback by her behavior.

"Of course I'll sleep with the big boss." Nangong Qian smiled charmingly, her bright eyes sparkling.

"I can't! I don't want to! I can't!"

Jing Li denied it three times, indicating her resistance.

Nangong Qian's bright eyes visibly dimmed. She stood there awkwardly, clutching her blanket. "But I'm afraid... too many things have happened these past two days."

His tone was aggrieved, making him seem very pitiful.

“…Uh, it still doesn’t work.” Jing Li hurriedly stepped into the house and said, “This house even has a broken door. It’s obviously not safe for a girl to live in here.”

"Aren't you a girl?"

“I can be someone else.” Jing Li answered decisively, leaving Nangong Qian speechless.

"Alright then." Nangong Qian lowered her head dejectedly. "Then I'll sleep outside here..." She was still unwilling to give up, describing herself as pitiful and pathetic.

"Did you stay in this room on your first day here?" Jing Li suddenly changed the subject, leaving Nangong Qian looking confused.

"Yes." She looked up at Jing Li, cautiously probing, "Is there a problem?"

Despite having been through so much, she may appear normal, but in reality, she is vulnerable to any disturbance.

Jing Li crossed her arms, leaned forward, and spoke to Nangong Qian with a half-smile in her eyes, "There's something inside watching you, are you sure?"

The girl's fair and delicate face suddenly came close, startling Nangong Qian so much that her heart skipped a beat.

My goodness, how can someone be so beautiful? So beautiful that it's indescribable, as if they're otherworldly.

She didn't hear what Jing Li was saying for a short time.

"Let's go! I told you I wouldn't let you die. No matter where you are now, you won't die!" Jing Li urged Nangong Qian on, her firm tone commanding respect.

This immediately brought Nangong Qian back to her senses.

She walked back blankly, her mind suddenly went blank, and she shivered involuntarily.

"!!!"

She did indeed feel uneasy in the side room she stayed in on her first day; it turned out that something had been watching her all along!

……

......

Dark clouds loomed overhead, ancient trees reached for the sky, and an indescribable chill swept over them, carrying a bone-chilling cold.

"Boss, this place... is indeed extraordinary." Qian Rui's rough and loud voice was quite abrupt in the environment, but it also dispelled the slightly panicked mood of the people behind him.

Fortunately, their journey went very smoothly. They didn't encounter anything strange or unusual, and they certainly didn't experience the legendary "ghost wall" phenomenon.

The villager who was captured turned out to be somewhat useful.

"Okay, everyone be careful. If you see anything suspicious, kill it immediately!" Nangong Qinghe instructed, her cold and confident voice instantly putting everyone at ease.

By this time, everything around us was shrouded in darkness, and we could not see any path ahead.

Gao Yao, with Li Dazhuang handcuffed and his hands behind his back, asked, "How much further ahead is it to your village?"

Li Dazhuang stammered and remained silent, his eyes darting left and right, his unease almost overflowing.

"I'm asking you a question!" Qianrui couldn't stand this kind of person, and kicked him again in frustration.

Luckily, Gao Yao was there to hold me back, otherwise I don't know where I would have fallen.

Gao Yao's hands ached from the force of the impact; the vice-captain's strength was truly remarkable.

"Vice Captain, can we not be like this... The prisoner, actually, the organization also..." He stammered, trying to hint.

"You have a problem with that?" he still asked in a loud voice, drawing everyone's attention.

"No." Gao Yao answered quickly, secretly glancing at Nangong Qinghe. If the captain had no objection, what was he? How could he dare to object? But the vice-captain's temper was really fiery.

After walking around and stopping frequently, we finally caught a glimpse of a dilapidated village sign that read Hehuan Village.

"arrive."

The others became alert, observing their surroundings and whispering among themselves about the strange things they had discovered.

After all, everyone's abilities are different, and what they perceive will not be the same.

Nangong Qinghe squatted in front of the village sign, brushed her fingertips across the sign, and then brought them to her nose to smell.

He raised his hand slightly, making a "shush" gesture.

Suddenly, hurried and chaotic footsteps approached from afar and reached their ears.

Immediately afterwards, the cacophony of screams grew louder and louder.

"Help!"

"Help! Help!"

"Go find the bronze statue, quick!"

"Where's the village chief? The village chief is missing."

"Help......"

"There's a ghost! We're all going to die."

Despairing, terrified, and panicked voices exploded in their ears.

What you hear comes much faster than what you see.

Nangong Qinghe immediately led her people to the direction of the sound.

Passing through rows of low, tiled houses, they saw a scene of horrific battle, the blood-red color of which looked as if someone had poured an entire bucket of blood onto the ground, letting it spill and drip.

The ground was littered with mutilated corpses; most had lost their hearts, while a few had lost their limbs and eyes.

However, many villagers are still putting up a stubborn resistance.

Countless bizarre, identical female ghosts in red are devouring the villagers; they are becoming increasingly bloodthirsty and almost devoid of reason.

Noticing Nangong Qinghe and the others, he suddenly looked at them with eyes filled with blood and tears.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen terrifying female ghosts with different appearances but dressed very similarly appeared in front of them.

"Holy crap, vengeful spirits! How can there be so many?!"

Qianrui launched the first attack. He took out a jade stone, quickly channeled its spiritual power into his fist, and threw a punch. The female ghost that approached him only dimmed slightly.